Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India
India: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 2,763 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India is 2,763, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India peaked at 2,763 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 891.1, in 2000.
That places India 2nd out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 891.1 | — |
| 2001 | 906.09 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 935.92 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 960.28 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,030 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1,076 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1,150 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,268 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 1,366 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 1,461 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,558 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,657 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,797 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1,850 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,022 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2,049 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,072 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,190 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2,280 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2,278 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,112 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 2,312 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2,528 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 2,763 | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,104 | 891.1 | 1,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,975 | 1,558 | 2,280 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,429 | 2,112 | 2,763 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in India was 2,763 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,763 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 891.1 in 2000.
- How does India rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- India ranks 2nd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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